This week, we celebrated our dedicated school marshals as part of School Resource Officer Appreciation Day. Our school marshals support and protect our students and staff with great love and care. We have six armed school marshals with one of the six, Casey Littlefield, serving as Head of Safety and Security. Our safety and security team implements a layered approach that includes physical security, emergency preparedness, and training. Case in point, I was at Lovejoy High School yesterday afternoon when our school marshals were hosting a Stop the Bleed training for our substitutes and new employees.
In Lovejoy ISD, we strategically apply a safety and security approach that prioritizes proactive mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. I see our school marshals’ commitment to proactive mitigation in the strong relationships they build with students, staff, and parents. If you would like to know more about our commitment to safety and security, please visit our District Safety and Security web-page.
I am in Cypress, Texas cheering on our wrestlers at state and will travel to Austin this afternoon to cheer on our swimmers and divers at their state meet. We are extremely proud of each of the athletes on these teams that have earned the opportunity to compete at this elite level.
Katie Kordel Superintendent
There is only ONE LOVEJOY and we are ALL LEOPARDS!
Lovejoy ISD's School Marshal program is made possible by our communities generous contributions to the Foundation for Lovejoy Schools Safety and Security program, which directly funds a portion of their salaries. Donations can be made through the link below and designate "Safety and Security."
We are incredibly grateful for our communities commitment to safety on our campuses. Thank you!
Our Lovejoy campuses celebrated Valentine's day with HEART! We hope each Leopards' day was filled
FEBRUARY 2023
February 20
School Day: Make-Up Day
Bump-Up Day
February 22
School Bus Driver
Appreciation Day
February 27
Board of Trustees Meeting - LCDC Library
The Board will convene in open session and then move to closed session @ 6:00PM in C113. The Board is expected to reconvene in open session at approximately 7:00PM.
MARCH 2023
March 3
End of (third) 9 Weeks
Lovejoy ISD is proud to announce 7 students have been recognized as 2023 National Merit Finalists!
Over 1.3 million students took the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) and met requirements to enter the National Merit Scholarship Program.
In the fall, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) identified the 50,000 highest scores nationwide, and recognized those students as either Semifinalists or Commended. This week 15,000 Semifinalists are notified that they have advanced to Finalist standing. These Finalists will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for about 7,500 Merit Scholarship® awards to be offered in 2023.
Congratulations, Lovejoy High School National Merit Finalists:
Humzah Ahmad
Lauren Dumin
Austin Gonzalez
Devon Larimer
Connor O’Dowd
Liam Palazzolo
Luke Shull
The men’s wrestling team won the regional championship last weekend! We had 8 Lovejoy athletes in the finals where 3 finished as runners-up and 5 won their individual regional title to contribute to the team win. They now travel to Cypress where they will compete to defend their State title this Friday and Saturday.
Also, Congratulations to Jackson Lambert for being named Most Outstanding Wrestler (106-145)!
Congratulations to the 5A Robotics State Championship Semifinalists 1082C [ Le Fishee ] and 1082R [ Robot Go Vroom Vroom ] who had an incredible day full of tough matches and a ton of work. They fought hard each and every match and worked in between their matches to fix issues as they popped up. On these teams we have some of our very best engineering students and we are so proud of all their hard work and accomplishments! These teams, along with other LHS robotics teams, will be at the Region 2 State Championship coming soon on March 4th in Southlake. We hope to see you there!
1082C
& 1082R
On Monday and Tuesday Advanced Placement (AP) Seminar student teams presented their research to an audience of parents, teachers, and peers.
In preparation of the presentation teams of students identify, investigate, and analyze an academic or real-world problem or issue of their choosing; design and/or consider options by evaluating alternatives and multiple perspectives; develop a multimedia presentation to present the argument for their proposed solution or resolution; and provide a defense to questions posed by the teacher.
This process is done in a supportive, trusting atmosphere where students are self-directed, peer reviewed, and nurtured by guidance of teachers.
Join us in congratulating our students on their powerful research and insightful proposals on these complex and important topics, including "Addressing Teacher Pay in Texas."
Nathaniel Bognot, Kailey Littlefield, Sara Morefield, Ahmad Shaikh, Luke Winchester
Jocelyn Kim, Brady McLaughlin, Chakrearsey Prom, Alina Srambickal
Christian Giordano, Katelyn Helfand, Katherine Smith, Evelyn Tsai
David David, Malachi Liebl, Justin Poteet, Gregory Powers, Juhi Sahay
Peyton Hays, Delaney Leehy, Antonio Leotaud, Helen Miller
Samuel Chen, Nicole Cornell, Madeline Coughlin, Dylan Sarpy, Alex Simpkins, Nick Yarad
Michael Hanna, Madeleine Hays, Bridget Johnson, Naomi Morales, Eric Oesterling, Grant Rasmussen
This past Friday and Saturday the Majestics Dance Team attended the Crowd Pleasers CP Showcase dance competition hosted at Lebanon Trail High School. 7 team routines, 6 solos, and 13 hours later...the girls won many top awards, representing Lovejoy with high honors!!!
Please CLICK HERE for a full list of awards and accolades.
We are celebrating these outstanding girls on a successful contest season! Be sure to save the date for their Spring Show April 13-15!!! You won't want to miss it!!!
STATE!!! LHS gave our athletes a proper send off to State Thursday morning. Wrestling is competing in Cypress and Swim and Dive are in Austin.!
Let’s Go Wrestling and Swim!!! Good Luck! RollPards!
Every year in January the LHS Jazz Ensemble records music from the Duke Ellington Library and sends them off to be judged and to receive comments from members of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. It is a great time of year when we spend some time on the earlier days of Jazz and pay homage to the past.
The recordings turned out especially strong this year. Check em out!
Sugar Hill Penthouse
Kenya
Lindy Hoppers Delight
On Monday, February 13th the Lovejoy Visual Arts (LJVA) department, hosted its 8th Annual LJVA Portrait Show in the LHS Gallery. The collection of work contained a broad investigation of the concepts of identity and self through the eyes and hands of students of all ages and stages of exploration in LJVA. Whether dealing with honest representation or the languages of abstraction and symbolism, the work chosen for this exhibition speaks to the ever-evolving idea of how our artists see themselves and the world around them. This carefully selected exhibition was a celebration of the diversity and personal experience found within our student body and Lovejoy community. Please join us in celebrating our students exceptional artistic talent, as well as our phenominal visual art teachers K-12!
The varsity girls soccer team is 9-2-1 (6-1) halfway through the district season. The girls kick off the second half of district on Friday, 2/17, at Melissa at 7:15 PM with JV starting at 5:30 PM. Next home game is senior night on Tuesday, 2/21, at LHS Stadium at 7:15 PM. Future Leopard Night is on Tuesday, 2/28, at LHS Stadium with varsity kicking off at 7:15 PM and JV at 5:30 PM. Our final home game is on Friday, 3/10 vs. McKinney North at 5:30 PM/7:15 PM. Come on out and support the girls as they look to win a district championship!!!
Lovejoy celebrated School Marshal Appreciation day this wek on Wednesday, February 15th!
Join us as we celebrate School Marshal Appreciation Day! Lovejoy's School Marshals enhance our district by educating, counseling and protecting our school communities, continuously leading by example, and promoting a positive image of peace officers to students and community stakeholders.
Chris Smith - Hart Elementary
Steven Emory - Puster Elementary
Jorge Jacquez - Sloan Creek Intermediate
Chris Murphy - Willow Spings Middle
Regan Aguirre - Lovejoy High School
Casey Littlefield - Lovejoy High School
Lovejoy ISD is committed to providing consistent, transparent communication with our community and employees. We hope this meeting summary will support you in staying connected and informed.
Feburary 14, 2023 Board
Additionally, Regular Board Meetings and Workshops are now recorded and archived on the Lovejoy ISD website. You can access recordings by clicking the picture to the right. Passwords are noted below the recording links.
NEW! DANCING WITH THE MAJESTICS
NEW! KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP
NEW! FOUNDATION FOR LOVEJOY SCHOOLS
NEW! SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENT WORKSHOPS
NEW! LOVEJOY SOFTBALL GIVEBACK NIGHT
NEW! G/T REFERRALS OPEN MARCH 1ST
NEW! ALMUNI SPOTLIGHT INTEREST FORM
NEW! ORCHESTRA FUNDRAISER: RUDY'S
THIS WEEK! MTSS PARENT INFO MEETING
THIS WEEK! LOVEJOY G/T PROGRAM PRESENTS
STEM FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS
LOVEJOY SOFTBALL BAT GIRL SIGN-UP
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